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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 698 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against 

the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 31, 2011 

Mr. WARNER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington 

National Cemetery, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION AGAINST RES4 ERVATION OF GRAVESITES AT ARLINGTON 

5 NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 38, United 

7 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2410 

8 the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2410A. Arlington National Cemetery: other admin2 istrative matters 

3 ‘‘(a) ONE GRAVESITE PER FAMILY.—Not more than 

4 one gravesite may be provided at Arlington National Cem5 etery to a veteran or member of the Armed Forces who 

6 is eligible for interment at such cemetery and the family 

7 members of such veteran or member who are also eligible 

8 for interment at such cemetery. 

9 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION AGAINST RESERVATION OF

10 GRAVESITES.—A gravesite at Arlington National Ceme11 tery may not be reserved for an individual before the death 

12 of such individual.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

14 at the beginning of chapter 24 of such title is amended 

15 by inserting after the item relating to section 2410 the 

16 following new item: 

‘‘2410A. Arlington National Cemetery: other administrative matters.’’. 

17 (c) APPLICABILITY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2), section 2410A of such title, as added by 

20 subsection (a), shall apply with respect to all inter21 ments at Arlington National Cemetery after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act. 

23 (2) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b) of such sec24 tion, as so added, shall not apply with respect to the 

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1 quest for a reserved gravesite was submitted to the 

2 Secretary of the Army before January 1, 1962. 

3 (d) REPORT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report 

7 on reservations made for interment at Arlington Na8 tional Cemetery. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para10 graph (1) shall include the following: 

11 (A) The number of requests for reservation 

12 of a gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery 

13 that were submitted to the Secretary of the 

14 Army before January 1, 1962. 

15 (B) The number of gravesites at such cem16 etery that, on the day before the date of the en17 actment of this Act, were reserved in response 

18 to such requests. 

19 (C) The number of such gravesites that, on 

20 the day before the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act, were unoccupied. 

22 (D) A list of all reservations for gravesites 

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1 tery in response to requests for such reserva2 tions made on or after January 1, 1962. 

3 (E) A description of the measures that the 

4 Secretary is taking to improve the account5 ability and transparency of the management of 

6 gravesite reservations at Arlington National 

7 Cemetery. 

8 (F) Such recommendations as the Sec9 retary may have for legislative action as the 

10 Secretary considers necessary to improve such 

11 accountability and transparency. 

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